All change Down Under as Skadden closes Sydney office after 27 years
Clifford Chance sees senior exits as Clydes makes more hires in region The Australian market saw some of the world’s…
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Aussie exodus: Skadden closes sole office in Sydney
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has confirmed it is closing its Sydney office – the US firm’s only base…
Skadden and Freshfields top global deal tables as M&A figures reach record heights
In a record year for global M&A, US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Magic Circle firm Freshfields…
Dealwatch: US firms line up as Russia’s largest driller prepares exit from London stock exchange
The management of Eurasia Drilling Company Limited is being advised by US firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher as it prepares…
Skadden hires new Paris tax head as Linklaters is served with another partner exit
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is ramping up its Paris offering, having hired Linklaters tax partner Thomas Perrot to head its…
Dealwatch: Sullivan & Cromwell’s City office and CC advise on nearly £6bn worth of deals
Sullivan & Cromwell’s City office has been busy this summer winning roles on two headline deals announced yesterday [8 September],…
Ashurst rebuilds in the City with Skadden’s former global private equity co-head Lascelles
Having lost a string of London-based corporate stars in the last two years, Ashurst is making efforts to enhance its…
Dealwatch: Skadden and Freshfields make the news on Pearson’s FT sale
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have both won lead roles advising on Pearson’s £844m sale…
Life during law: Mark Darley, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
The lift bank on my floor is the perfect length for a cricket pitch. My son’s old school cricket bat…
Hogan Lovells expands Frankfurt office with senior Skadden PE partner Jaletzke and lawyer duo
Hogan Lovells has bolstered its German operations with senior corporate partner Matthias Jaletzke, who counts Apax Partners among his clients,…
Dealwatch: Skadden, Sullivan & Cromwell and Latham act on Nokia’s €15.6bn Alcatel-Lucent takeover
US firms Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Sullivan & Cromwell have advised on Nokia’s plans to take over…
Partner promotions: Skadden makes up one in London from 15-strong round
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has increased its promotions round again with 15 new partners being made up though…
A £4.3bn deal: Skadden and Freshfields take lead roles on Rexam takeover
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer have advised two of the world’s largest beverage can makers…
Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden cash in on Shire’s biggest ever takeover
Dublin-headquartered Shire, took to the January sales with the $1.5bn it received in a break-fee from US pharma giant AbbVie…
‘The pharma sector is very busy’: Slaughters, Davis Polk and Skadden win roles on Shire’s $5.2bn acquisition
Slaughter and May was called upon by longstanding pharmaceutical client Shire on its biggest acquisition to date as it purchased…
Hiring spree continues as Skadden takes Freshfields non-contentious insurance head
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has continued its recent City hiring spree, recruiting Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer’s non-contentious insurance practice…
US associate bonuses: Simpson first to unveil, Cravath follows and Skadden tops with $110,000 bonus
The US bonus season, usually led by Cravath Swaine & Moore, has this year seen Simpson Thacher & Bartlett kick-start…
‘Second major addition to the European disputes practice in as many months’: Skadden hires Dechert’s London arbitration head
US firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom has enhanced its respected disputes practice having today (18 November) announced the…
Wachtell, Skadden and Goodwin Procter take lead roles on Bank of America’s $16.6bn settlement
Wachtell, Lipton Rosen & Katz; Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom and Goodwin Procter have taken the lead roles on…
Skadden pledges PE still core focus but declines to spend big on Murray-Jones replacement
The pending retirement of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom’s leading figure in the City private equity market Allan Murray-Jones has…